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Creeds are helpful and necessary, but only insofar as they clarify and define the teaching of the Scriptures. Once creeds and their language start to lose purchase with people in the church, or do not clearly address the issue of the day, it is important to further define or update them.
100 years ago, a bizarre and comical event brought agnostic objections to creationism in full view. Today, the same biblical truths and more are on trial. Our testimony must be faithful to every word of the Word.
Should we use the Nicene Creed when we read the Bible? Yes. Rather than distorting Scripture’s sense, the Creed enhances it by aligning our worldview with that of the biblical authors, so that we more readily and deeply comprehend Scripture’s meaning. But there is a danger in turning to the Creeds—if wrongly applied, they can subvert Scripture’s authority and lead us back to Rome. So let’s learn the right and wrong ways to use the Nicene Creed in our quiet time.
When most people think of the Nicene Creed, they think of the Trinity. But the doctrine of God is not all that Nicaea addressed. The Creed called the church "one, holy, catholic, and apostolic." How can we as Protestants affirm this section of the Creed without returning to Rome?
We honor the life and legacy of a man who tenaciously preached the scriptures and stood for the truth no matter the cost.
In rejecting creeds like Nicaea for the sake of 'soul liberty' and biblicism, many Baptists—especially in America—have inadvertently marginalized the central theological claim of Scripture: the revelation of the one true God as Triune.
Is the gospel a mere historical announcement of what Jesus has done? Or does it include a call to embrace a personal salvation that Jesus was sent down to accomplish?
The Holy Spirit seems like an afterthought in the first version of the Nicene Creed. Discover the glories hidden in the creed's short statement, and why they were expanded in the Creed we have today.
Is the Jesus of the Nicene Creed different than the Jesus of the Scriptures?
To rightly understand the true Son, one must rightly understand how the Son relates to the Father. This is our God!
Nothing is as vital for understanding the doctrine of the Trinity as the distinction between 'natures' and 'persons.' The distinction is simple to initially grasp, and yet is one of the deepest mysteries of Christian theology. How and why did the Nicene theologians develop this doctrine? And how can we still use it today?
All attempts to point to ‘Nicene Christianity’ and ‘creedal orthodoxy’ as the common ground between Roman Catholicism and evangelicalism are historically simplistic and theologically superficial. How the trinitarian framework is received, believed, and applied indicates a significant distance between the two traditions despite formal points of agreement. The words used are the same, but the theological worlds they open are different.
Jesus Christ reigns over all things, and this podcast exists to help people see the reality and ramifications of this truth. We post at least four times a month: Twice, we will read aloud a longform essay from our monthly theme. And twice, we will discuss each essay with its author and another Christian leader. Listen in to live in light of Christ’s Lordship.
In keeping with our vision to edify the church with evergreen content, our website is organized around monthly themes. These themes may focus on the Bible, theology, church, or culture. Over the course of the year we cover all these vital areas. There is a place for real-time responsiveness to cultural and evangelical controversy, but monthly themes do not focus on that priority. Rather, we plan our themes months in advance, curating a stable of writers with tailored assignments. Our hope is to foster mature and biblically-grounded reflection. To that end, with acknowledgement that all we plan is subject to God’s will, here are Christ Over All’s upcoming themes.
Christ Over All is a ministry that aspires to edify the church with evergreen content that will help the church think in biblical categories and apply Christ’s preeminence to all areas of life. In an age where the internet is often hyper-reactive and hostile, we will take a different path.
Applying All the Scriptures to All of Life
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
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